English
Yu-tien
Yu-tien comes from Mandarin 于田.
- Mandarinmodern于田Yü²-t'ien²
- Englishearliest quotation 1961Yu-tien
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern于田Yü²-t'ien²
- Englishearliest quotation 1961Yu-tien
Earliest quotation: 1961, Hsiao Ying, A Trip into the Takla Makan Desert: “After one day of observation we met Comrade Ts'uan…”
Every English word from Mandarin 于田
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 于田 / Yu-tien